Emmy-Winning TV Series On Netflix

18 Incredible Shows You've Never Seen Before That You Need To Netflix, ASAP

Netflix received a total of 31 nominations for tonight’s Primetime Emmy Awards. That’s more nominations than Fox or Comedy Central. Netflix’s original programming is going to receive a lot of attention tonight. And they should. Most of us binge watched those shows in a week and can’t wait for the new seasons to come out.

Luckily, there are plenty of other Emmy winning shows on Netflix to watch while we wait for our favorite shows to come back. You probably know that Netflix has old seasons of Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Killing, but we’re here to help you find complete seasons of shows you probably haven’t seen but will suck you in just as much as Netflix’s original programming.

1. Columbo

In 2013 the Writers Guild of America ranked Columbo No. 57 on its list the 101 best-written television series. Peter Falk won an Emmy in the show’s first season for playing Detective Columbo, and the show went on to win 12 more Emmys throughout its run. Columbo is kind of like an earlier, better version of Law & Order. There are no actual court scenes, but there are plenty of bizarre murders committed by amazing guest stars like Johnny Cash or John Cassavetes.

2. Magnum P.I.

If you like detective shows but want more of a brawny, mustachioed detective than a short, disheveled one, then Magnum P.I. is for you. Tom Selleck plays Thomas Magnum, a private detective who can take on cases that suit him while being allowed to live in the guest house on the Hawaiian estate of the mysterious, wealthy novelist Robin Masters. It’s a ridiculous premise, but the show is amazing and all seven seasons are on Netflix. Watch it and try to not get too jealous of Selleck for winning an Emmy by driving around Hawaii in a Ferarri and helping out hot babes.

3.Bob’s Burgers

Maybe decades-old detective shows aren’t your thing. If that’s the case, check out Bob’s Burgers. Bob’s Burgers recently won an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program in it’s fourth season. Netflix only has seasons 1-3, but the second and third seasons were both nominated for Outstanding Animated Program. It’s time to turn off your DVDs of classic seasons of Family Guy and The Simpsons and get into Bob’s Burgers.

4. Freaks and Geeks

It’s hard to believe, but a show written and directed by Judd Apatow and Paul Feig and starring James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel and Linda Cardellini would be cancelled after one season, but that’s what happened with Freaks and Geeks.

Still, that one season was enough for it to be named one of Time magazine’s 100 Greatest Shows of All Time. As proof that the Emmy judges know what they’re doing, Freaks and Geeks also won for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series.

5. Quantum Leap

Scott Bakula won an Emmy in 1992 for playing the time-traveling, identity-borrowing physicist Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap. The show was ranked # 15 on TV Guide’s top cult shows ever. The show ran for five seasons in primetime on NBC, so it seems odd to call it a “cult show,” but it does heavily feature a womanizing, cigar-smoking hologram that only Sam, children, animals and the mentally ill can see, so maybe “cult show” is appropriate.

6.The X-Files

If you like sci-fi and find a show dedicated to time travel to be a little limiting, then check out The X-Files. Over nine seasons, The X-Files was nominated for 62 Emmys and won 16 of them, including Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role for Gillian Anderson’s portrayal of Dana Scully. Not only does the show have plenty of aliens, ghosts and demons, it also has some of the best sexual tension between the two main characters of any TV show.